Pictures

Selected photos from the Facing Europe travelling exhibition taken by 19 young asylum seekers in Athens during a photo workshop in April 2014.

Click image and scroll down to read full length texts by the photographers.

“12 People live in this room…” – Messi

“I just want to get papers and not be scared…” – Yaran

“Always tired, always missing someone. Who and why…” – Abbas

“No hope for a better future.” – Rasuli

“This is a refugee camp in Athens…” – Rasuli

“The immigrants need help from the government…” – Yasmine

“People fend for themselves in order not to steal, not to sell drugs…” – Abdel

“I took this picture to forget my health problems…” – Sander

“I often come to this bench to think about my life as a refugee…” – Dylan

“I thank this Catholic Church for their help…” – Big

“I really felt like having a lot more food, but the place is always busy and I wouldn’t be full.” – Samira

“Is this the kind of life we should continue to live here in Greece…” – Homs

“Someone wrote his name on this bench, because he doesn’t want to lose his bed.”

“THE WALL OF REVOLUTION…” – Gandho

“They broke down the door and put all my things outside…” – Mariam

“Rice believes in unity, that’s why they join hands together to fill a pot…” – Danny

“I have been born in a family of farmers…” – Tago

“I dream that one day I will buy a car…” – Sara

“I thank the garbage bins of Greece…” – Abibe

“Life is like a bus…” -Hamid

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